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  Keni Lee Burgess May 23, 2014 at 12:53pm

  If the action is too high, when you fret notes with your fingers, it actually bends the note out of pitch. The correct string tension is created by scale length, string gauge, and tuning. Too tight, locks up the instrument and it cannot vibrate the soundboard correctly. Too slack, the strings cannot create enough energy to produce a good tone and volume. Neck angle, nut height, and bridge height create correct string action (height from the fingerboard) There is not a set height but many factors have to be coordinated together. This is why a good craftsman produces quality instruments. There is a lot to consider.
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  Keni Lee Burgess May 23, 2014 at 12:47pm

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  Keith Stanford May 23, 2014 at 12:24am

  Thought I'd try to get some conversation going here on the 'Bottle-neck slide' group.

  So here is the first question for you folks:

  What have you found to be the ideal action height (i.e. how far above the frets should the strings be in millimeters)?

  So what I am talking about is a CBG that has frets, that we will be using a slide on.

  A second question:

  If too low of action results in rata-tat-tat as the slide hits the frets, what is the downside of too high of an action?

  Hopefully we can get several folks commenting on this!

  kieta

   
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  Keni Lee Burgess May 9, 2013 at 8:02am

  Not sure I heard Miss. Red. Can you share a Youtube video here?
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  Mr.C May 8, 2013 at 5:15pm

  Ken lee is any Mississippi red in your repratwa trying figure out" pistol in your mouth"
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  Keni Lee Burgess April 19, 2013 at 6:51am
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  Careless John April 13, 2013 at 7:30am

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  Keni Lee Burgess January 10, 2013 at 8:28am

  Thanks for sharing David. I very rarely cover contemporary artists. Mainly early blues performers. Currently I am busy working on second music CD with Bill and producing instructional material. I figure out songs using my knowledge of musical theory. I am sorry I cannot be of more direct help at this time, but this song should not be difficult to figure out. You simply need to do more research and work on your fundamentals. Enjoy the hunt.    
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  David T January 10, 2013 at 5:24am

  Keni Lee,

  any chance yuou could give us some hints on how to play the Railroad workshong the Notting Hillbillies did on their album. Harry Manx does a version on a six string banj on Road Ragas which is on youtube...it's right up your alley. great, old, blues song.
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  Keni Lee Burgess August 11, 2012 at 5:07pm

  ...a common Cigar Box Guitar question...

  I want to play 3 string CBG in GDg tuning on my 4 string CBG, what should I do?

  Apart from just putting 3 strings on a 4 string CBG, you can extend the tuning based on the full Open G Tuning (D"GDg" bd)

  Add the low D...DGDg / 5151

  Add the b...GDgb / 1513

  The DGDg tuning may be easier because the highest string (g), is still the first string that is used most in bottleneck slide playing.

  On CD 5 (4 string CBG), I use Dgbd tuning. If you retune to Dgbe, this is the same 4 highest strings found in standard tuning.

  Together, DGDg and Dgbd creates the full 6 string tuning.

  A great way to perform duets would be to use two CBGs in these two different tunings. This way you will have no choice but to play totally different ideas, making the overall sound richer and also avoid stepping on each other's musical lines.

  Here is a similar example. I am tuned Dgbd and Bill is tuned gbd http://youtu.be/hTc9zYd8-v4